Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 16 November 2021
Joint Committee On Health
General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Mental Health Commission
Mr. Gary Kiernan:
The patient advocacy service is in situ. It started at the time of Covid. That is making a difference. The application of it into the mental health services on behalf of the Department of Health would be highly welcome. There are voluntary advocacy agencies working quite hard, but they do not necessarily have the powers to intervene. Supporting the advocacy services and also the extension of the patient advocacy services into mental health is planned and would be welcome.
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